Week 11, 1989

played in Baltimore, MD

66 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Houston Titans	6	0	7	7	-	20
Baltimore Colts	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
1Q: 01:16 HOU - Norm Johnson 37 field goal
2Q: 00:09 BAL - Eddie Murray 41 field goal
3Q: 00:52 HOU - Henry Ellard 52 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 09:03 HOU - Keith McKeller 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:14 HOU - Norm Johnson 25 field goal
1Q: 01:16 HOU - Norm Johnson 37 field goal
2Q: 00:09 BAL - Eddie Murray 41 field goal
3Q: 00:52 HOU - Henry Ellard 52 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 09:03 HOU - Keith McKeller 3 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU BAL
Record 7-3 5-5
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 386 240
- Offensive Plays 60 65
- Yards per Play 6.43 3.69
Net Rushing Yards 92 67
- Rushing Attempts 26 18
- Yards per Rush 3.54 3.72
Net Passing Yards 294 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 1 44 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 299 189
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 8.65 3.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 12/75 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 1/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 3/51 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:05 26:55

Team Statistics	HOU	BAL
Record	7-3	5-5
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	386	240
- Offensive Plays	60	65
- Yards per Play	6.43	3.69
Net Rushing Yards	92	67
- Rushing Attempts	26	18
- Yards per Rush	3.54	3.72
Net Passing Yards	294	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 1	44 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	299	189
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	8.65	3.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	12/75	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	1/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	3/51	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:05	26:55

Drive Charts

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:51	OWN 22	13	70	Field Goal
1	4:37	3:28	OWN 46	6	34	Field Goal
2	14:19	4:13	OWN 28	8	34	Fumble
2	3:42	2:37	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
3	9:39	2:03	OWN 22	4	29	Punt
3	3:55	3:19	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
4	12:59	4:03	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
4	7:06	1:29	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
4	4:25	0:23	50	1	-10	Interception
4	3:33	1:11	OWN 46	3	2	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	50	2	-2	Game

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:09	2:32	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
1	1:09	1:50	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	10:06	6:24	OWN 38	11	51	Missed FG
2	1:05	1:04	50	6	26	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:21	OWN 31	11	42	Interception
3	7:36	3:41	OWN 6	8	22	Punt
3	0:36	2:37	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	8:56	1:50	OWN 30	6	25	Downs
4	5:37	1:12	OWN 20	6	13	Interception
4	4:02	0:29	OPP 49	3	0	Interception
4	2:22	1:29	OWN 17	6	33	Downs

Game MVP: Neil Lomax, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Herschel Walker	14	71	5.07	30	2
Marc Logan	10	23	2.30	6	0
Neil Lomax	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Delaney	11	32	2.91	11	3
BobbyJoe Edmonds	4	11	2.75	5	0
Joe Theismann	3	24	8.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	33	25	299	1/5	2	52	1	110.5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	44	24	189	3/16	0	20	3	37.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	10	11	137	13.70	51	52	1
WR Louis Lipps	6	8	68	11.33	23	20	0
RB Herschel Walker	3	4	57	19.00	27	27	0
TE Keith McKeller	3	6	18	6.00	7	12	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE KD Dunn	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Clark	9	18	95	10.56	20	20
WR Lionel Manuel	4	9	16	4.00	0	8
TE Howard Cross	4	5	26	6.50	5	8
WR Dana Brinson	2	2	23	11.50	7	15
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	7	7.00	6	7
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	5	5.00	6	5
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	9	9.00	8	9
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Kenny Lofton	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
FB Bob Perryman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Lloyd Burrus	1	6	6.00
S David Greenwood	1	29	29.00
CB James Hasty	1	16	16.00

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Force
Marc Logan	1	0
Gregg Garrity	0	1
Robert Smith	0	1

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.T. Smith	1	1	0
Joe Delaney	1	0	0
Jerry Bell	0	1	0
Mike Cofer	0	1	0
Chet Brooks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	174	43.5	29.0	49	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	4	190	47.5	42.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	1/2	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Friede	3	22	7.3	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	38	38.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Clack	2	33	16.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	2	53	26.5	0
J.T. Smith	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	5	1	0.0	16	47
S Kirk Springs	5	0	0.0	15	42
CB Mickey Sutton	5	0	0.0	9	18
CB James Hasty	5	0	0.0	12	37
S David Greenwood	4	0	0.0	16	43
CB Tim McKyer	4	0	0.0	13	38
OLB Ed Reynolds	3	0	1.0	9	25
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	0.0	16	41
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	1	0.0	18	45
DE Robert Smith	2	1	1.5	13	30
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0.5	10	29
DT Mike Golic	1	2	0.0	17	44
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	12	31
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0.0	10	26
TE KD Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	0.0	2	1

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Woodson	8	3	0.0	22	29
OLB Mike Cofer	6	1	0.0	22	27
CB Eugene Daniel	6	0	0.0	17	23
S Chet Brooks	5	1	0.0	22	27
DT Jerome Brown	3	2	0.5	20	28
DT Jerry Ball	3	4	0.0	23	29
ILB John Offerdahl	3	3	0.0	17	28
OLB Burnell Dent	2	2	0.0	8	12
S Durwood Roquemore	2	0	0.0	22	27
CB Mike Smith	2	0	0.0	10	10
CB Rodney Thomas	2	0	0.0	15	25
DE Chris Doleman	1	2	0.5	25	31
DE Tony Tolbert	1	2	0.0	18	23
WR Dwight Clark	1	0	---	---	---
ILB E.J. Junior	1	0	0.0	12	8
TE Jerry Bell	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	0	0.0	5	7
S Mark Moore	1	0	0.0	6	8
WR Dana Brinson	1	0	---	---	---
S Danny Copeland	1	0	0.0	6	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Smith	1.5	0	30
OLB Ed Reynolds	1.0	1	25
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	1	29
DE Jim Jeffcoat	0.0	1	31
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	45

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	0.5	1	1	2	31
DT Jerome Brown	0.5	0	1	2	28
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	0	1	0	29
DE Tony Tolbert	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S David Greenwood	4	1	1	43
CB James Hasty	4	0	1	37
CB Mickey Sutton	4	0	0	18
S Kirk Springs	3	0	0	42
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	1	0	25
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	0	38
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	0	45
S Lloyd Burrus	1	0	1	47
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	41
ILB Eric Hill	1	0	0	1

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Daniel	6	0	0	23
S Rod Woodson	5	0	0	29
OLB Mike Cofer	4	0	1	27
CB Rodney Thomas	2	1	0	25
CB Mike Smith	2	0	0	10
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0	27
OLB Burnell Dent	1	0	0	12
ILB John Offerdahl	1	0	0	28
S Mark Moore	1	0	0	8
S Chet Brooks	1	0	0	27
S Danny Copeland	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
George Lilja	2	5	21	0	26
Jeff Bostic	1	8	22	1	28
Dennis McKnight	1	4	24	0	32
Keith McKeller	1	2	16	0	27
Ralph Williams	0	2	11	0	13
John Alt	0	2	21	0	29
Rob Taylor	0	1	20	0	27

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Knight	2	3	1	17	0	39
Dwight Stephenson	1	4	1	17	0	44
Kevin Glover	1	1	0	3	0	16
Jim Covert	0	3	0	11	0	28
Lance Smith	0	2	0	16	1	39
Paul Farren	0	2	0	18	0	44
Ron Moss	0	0	0	7	2	22

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	2	12
Gregg Garrity	1	12
Martin Bayless	1	7

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	3	6
BobbyJoe Edmonds	1	15
Dana Brinson	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Springs	---	---	15	42	12	69
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	16	47	4	67
Simon Fletcher	---	---	18	45	2	65
Mike Golic	---	---	17	44	2	63
Dennis McKnight	24	32	---	---	6	62
Neil Lomax	26	34	---	---	---	60
David Greenwood	---	---	16	43	1	60
Riki Ellison	---	---	16	41	2	59
Henry Ellard	24	30	---	---	4	58
Jeff Bostic	22	28	---	---	5	55
James Hasty	---	---	12	37	5	54
George Lilja	21	26	---	---	6	53
Tim McKyer	---	---	13	38	1	52
Keith McKeller	16	27	---	---	8	51
John Alt	21	29	---	---	---	50
Rob Taylor	20	27	---	---	---	47
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	12	31	4	47
KD Dunn	18	17	---	---	12	47
Louis Lipps	19	26	---	---	---	45
Dexter Manley	---	---	10	29	4	43
Martin Bayless	---	---	10	26	7	43
Robert Smith	---	---	13	30	---	43
Jewerl Thomas	13	17	---	---	12	42
Herschel Walker	15	26	---	---	1	42
Mickey Sutton	---	---	9	18	9	36
Ed Reynolds	---	---	9	25	---	34
Dave Studdard	11	15	---	---	5	31
Ralph Williams	11	13	---	---	5	29
Brian Brennan	5	7	---	---	11	23
Haywood Jeffires	9	11	---	---	---	20
Marc Logan	11	8	---	---	1	20
Eric Hill	---	---	2	1	12	15
Mike Friede	0	1	---	---	13	14
Darryl Clack	0	0	---	---	13	13
Gregg Garrity	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	2	8	1	11
Rich Dixon	---	---	3	4	2	9
Bill Acker	---	---	1	3	4	8
Randy McClanahan	---	---	0	0	7	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Don Anderson	---	---	3	1	3	7
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	6	6
San Sileo	---	---	1	4	---	5
John Witkowski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Bruno	---	---	0	0	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	17	44	---	---	6	67
Joe Theismann	18	47	---	---	---	65
Paul Farren	18	44	---	---	---	62
Lance Smith	16	39	---	---	6	61
Chris Doleman	---	---	25	31	2	58
Mike Cofer	---	---	22	27	7	56
Mike Knight	17	39	---	---	---	56
Jerry Ball	---	---	23	29	2	54
Kenny Lofton	12	38	---	---	4	54
Jerome Brown	---	---	20	28	5	53
Rod Woodson	---	---	22	29	2	53
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	22	27	2	51
Chet Brooks	---	---	22	27	2	51
Dwight Clark	10	38	---	---	---	48
John Offerdahl	---	---	17	28	2	47
Tony Tolbert	---	---	18	23	6	47
Rodney Thomas	---	---	15	25	6	46
Lionel Manuel	11	34	---	---	---	45
Joe Delaney	12	28	---	---	2	42
Eugene Daniel	---	---	17	23	2	42
Jim Covert	11	28	---	---	1	40
Mike Smith	---	---	10	10	17	37
Howard Cross	13	20	---	---	4	37
Ron Moss	7	22	---	---	6	35
Jerry Bell	8	17	---	---	8	33
BobbyJoe Edmonds	5	13	---	---	15	33
Mike Augustyniak	6	12	---	---	13	31
E.J. Junior	---	---	12	8	7	27
Mark Moore	---	---	6	8	12	26
Donnell Thompson	---	---	10	15	---	25
Kevin Glover	3	16	---	---	6	25
Bob Perryman	6	12	---	---	5	23
Burnell Dent	---	---	8	12	2	22
Dana Brinson	3	8	---	---	11	22
Danny Copeland	---	---	6	11	4	21
Jeff Leiding	---	---	5	7	8	20
J.T. Smith	2	12	---	---	4	18
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	6	6	1	13
Carlos Pennywell	1	2	---	---	9	12
Mike Ruether	1	3	---	---	5	9
Anthony Edwards	1	1	---	---	5	7
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Workman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	65	5.9
Middle	4	3	0.8
Right	9	26	2.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	4	22	5.5
Right	8	26	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	33	25	5	1	1	1	3	5	1

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	44	24	1	4	6	3	4	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	18	131	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	152	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	113	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	5	67	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	11	10	0	137	2	30
WR Louis Lipps	8	6	1	68	1	26
TE Keith McKeller	6	3	0	18	0	27
RB Herschel Walker	4	3	0	57	2	26
TE KD Dunn	2	1	0	3	0	17
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	0	6	0	7
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	0	10	0	11

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	18	9	3	95	1	38
WR Lionel Manuel	9	4	1	16	0	34
TE Howard Cross	5	4	1	26	0	20
WR Kenny Lofton	4	1	0	7	0	38
RB BobbyJoe Edmonds	2	1	0	1	0	13
WR Dana Brinson	2	2	0	23	0	8
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	0	7	0	12
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0	5	0	12
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	0	9	0	28
FB Bob Perryman	1	0	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	1	5	5.00	2.30

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	1	-2	-2.00	2.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	7	4	17	2.43	9.06

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	3	2	16	5.33	4.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Lipps	2	1	5	2.50	8.50
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	3	1.50	3.00
WR Henry Ellard	1	1	6	6.00	12.45
TE KD Dunn	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0	0.00	14.25

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	9	4.50	5.28
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	7	7.00	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	3	1
Marc Logan	3	1

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	2	1
Joe Theismann	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	8	6	5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	12	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	3	2	2
TE Keith McKeller	2	2	1
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	1
RB Herschel Walker	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	5	1	1
WR Lionel Manuel	4	3	1
WR Kenny Lofton	2	0	0
WR Dana Brinson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)